mr.777,
To "protect your licences"? Silly old me, I thought it was being used in the interest of flight safety.
Personally I don't particularly mind being told to "remain outside" when in context, but it does get rather irritating to be told such things when,
a. I am nowhere near CAS, nor will I ever get close to CAS
b. I'm told to remain outside before I've even had a chance to tell ATC who, where, what, etc.
Unfortunately, the phrase is rapidly closing on that other pointless ar$e covering "terrain separation" one.